New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-18
Portland to-day and afei almost instantly. He was
kixty-throe year, Old. He leaves widow ana Two
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TERRORISM IN THE STREETS.
KILLING A RUFFIAN In sELF-DEFENCE.

A woUID-BE PYACEMAKER MURDERoUsLY AS
sAULTED BY THE "DRY DOCK GANG"
The Dry Dock gang" were out in full force all
Saturday night. Their fa,orite haunt Is In Four
teenthst east of Firstsve aud would take all the
policemen in Captain McCullagh's precinct to keep
them quiet and give protection to the people living
the neirhborhood. They made the night hidoous by
rbald singing shouting cursiug and insuit1og every
one who them on the street Ihoy aoFes
to own this p,rt OF Fourtsenth-st, and look with
contempt on the police who patrol It, In tact, the
gang made up OF about thirty loacrs are 80 strong
when they are all togesher that they openly deiy
the police and would not hesitate for second 70 sVo
them battle. So Aercely do they follow no any ono
who makes complaint against them to the police tnat
they have got all the people living IN this neghoor-
hood IN oomplete subsection, and their deprcdations
do not come light, except. perhaps. when they
murder some one.
Most OF the gang went homo at daylight yesterday
morning, while the worst OF theu continued on the
hunt for some property to destroy or citizen to whip
Il is not necessary that grudge should exist
any individual to form Tor the gang TO SGT
OIL him. They will attack stranger without the
slightest cause smply tor the purpose OF hghtng ana
creating disturbance. They usually rob the people
they fight WITH and whom they get through with thcdr
vicm 1t takee net little plaster to cover tho woun1s
and the mau usually spends month or moro IN the
hospital About O'clock q man. whose name tie
police we're unable to find out but who Is said to be
car-drivsr, was walking quietly up Fourteenth-st
b. and the erowlrr" was being passed around
among them. Az the stranger went by he looked at
the man who had the Of beer. This was insult
enough. About halt dozen OF the II hians rushed
He cot as lar as 10. $40 when he was Knocked down
by o blow from brick. Then the gang jumped upon
him and kicked him vciously: The prostrale man
could and the beads OF people appeared at all the
windows n the locality.
Among those who looked out pt the windows was
ana two children on the third door OF No $40 Though
Brophy is than fifty years DID, aud not strong,
he could not stand the sight OF man being kicked TO
death, and ne ran down TO the sidewalk. tie did not
use auy force, but spoke to the ruians quietly and
told them that 1t disgrace to beat defene eeess
mau uumerciiuliy The gang stopped work ios
have the hardihood to interfere with them, and at
once determined to teach Brophy Lesson They left
the csr-dryer who crawled away az last as possoie
tacked Brophy. He retreated before their furious
ons sught into the hallway of his house. his was a
place, and there were so many assailanu Il at
thew Qot in each hers way and could not got at
Brophy to do him much harm. Brophy went into the
yard cosely pressed by the gang and ned to escape
lot Of bricks in the yard aud the cowardly rufhans
picked them up and threw them at Brophy. He was
stl uck several times the body and head and seeing
that it was certain death to remain longer in the
yard ne into the hall again and made dash for
| the street.
pany" had just started in from the street One OF
them had knife in his hand and the other An armfu
| of stonea Brophy drew q smal penknfo from his
| pocket and ran through shower of stones from the
front and rear One of the OCoDnors struck at him
with knifo they were engaged in hand TO hand
conflict and large cash made In Brophy's chin.
wild and tried to defond himself with his knife. He
struck at the UCOnnors several tines and finally cut
| the throat of Hugh the right side. The blood
spurted froui the carOtid artery OConnor tell,
mortally wounded. Brophy got TO the street and
found refuge from the mob while their attention
given to VConnor who was thought to he dying. He
was taken to Bellevue Hospital In an ambulance
Mean while the other members OF the gang were hunt
ing tor Brophy, who had stolen ba;k quietly 10 his
home
The police came up boldly, after the fght over,
and Detectives Rot and Frazer arrested Brophy and
took him 70 tho Fifth Street Station. He taken
afterward to Bellevue but OConnor unconsc ious
al could not identify him the man who d,d the
| stabbing. This was hardly necessary, as Brophy
admitted stabbng OConnor aud stated that ii was
done in selfdeience, which Is believed to be true by
hood who had the courage to say anything about the
fight.
OConnor was IN state of collapse from tho loss OF
blood the doctors at the hospital thought he had
chance Of getting well the hemorr age had been
| checked. About 3 D. III. he sank rapidly, aud while
the physician, were getting ready to pump salt and
water into the radal artery he died. He twenty
two years old, and was tibet from boyhood. He
came back from the Penrtentary on July 4. after
serving an eighteen months sentence TOR robbing Mrs
McNally's boarding -hous. on East Fourteenth-st
Brophy has the reputation OF being respectable
and hardworkIng man, who was never known TO be In
fght before, and all his neighbors express regret
that he should have to spend hour in Jail tor killing
one OF the " Dry Dock gang"